De Queen girls win 7AAAA tournament

DIERKS — The Horatio junior girls won their conference tournament with a 57-35 defeat of Acorn Feb. 7.

BAUXITE — The De Queen senior girls completed a perfect conference season with a 46-42 win at Bauxite Feb. 8 in a game that was not as close as the final score.

ARKADELPHIA — Nothing worked for the De Queen junior girls who lost to Mena in the 7AAAA tournament 31-25 Feb. 4.

It was the last home game for eight Leopards when De Queen hosted Malvern for Senior Night Feb. 5.

The home season ended on a low note for Horatio Feb. 6. The Lions lost both make-up games that were cancelled on the original Jan. 29 date due to a flu outbreak at Horatio.

FAYETTEVILLE -- De Queen won the class 4A boys title at the Arkansas Track Coaches Association state indoor meet at Fayetteville Feb. 1.

The De Queen senior basketball teams began February with a trip to Hope where they split with the Bobcats.

The De Queen junior girls clinched the runner-up spot in 7AAAA with a 30-29 overtime win over visiting Mena Jan. 25.

ASHDOWN — With an open date after the conference round robin, the De Queen junior teams kept busy with a trip to Ashdown Jan. 31.

MENA — The location was different, but the results were the same as the first time around. De Queen’s girls and Mena’s boys won in the second Leopards - Bearcats meeting of the basketball season.

De Queen’s girls and Nashville’s boys claimed wins in the latest installment of the ancient rivalry.

LOCKESBURG — The UA-Cossatot basketball club won its first game ever when the Colts edged the Central Baptist College JV 80-77 Jan. 24 at the Bank of Lockesburg gym.

De Queen took a break from 7AAAA action halfway through the conference schedule and hosted Eagletown Jan. 18. Neither game was close.

UA-Cossatot’s Hagan Cimino gets in front of a Pioneer in the Colts’ game with North Arkansas Community College. Cimino, of Kirby, scored 13 points in the Colts’ 119-56 loss. The Colts will host SAU - Tech Thursday at Lockesburg.

Pre-season workouts for De Queen soccer began Jan. 17. Coach Stephen Sloan put the De Queen boys team through an hour long session consisting of agility drills and conditioning.

BAUXITE — The De Queen junior girls rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Bauxite 39-34 in their Jan. 14 meeting.

The Lady Leopards completed the first half of the 7AAAA schedule without a loss when De Queen downed visiting Bauxite 52-39 Jan. 16. It was the fourth win in six days for the DHS girls team.

The De Queen junior teams swept visiting Ashdown Jan. 17. One game was a romp, one a nailbiter.

The Lions won two of three when the Tigers came to town.

VANDERVOORT -- The De Queen boys overcame a weak first half to down the host team in the first round of the Cossatot River tournament Jan. 7. The final was 46-45.

DIERKS -- Horatio dropped two conference games at Dierks Jan. 11.

FOREMAN – Horatio won two conference games at Foreman Jan. 8.

State tournament sites for spring semester sports have been announced by the Arkansas Activities Association.

The Lady Leopards upped their conference record to 4-0 with a blowout win over visiting Hope, but the De Queen boys came up four points short Jan. 8.

KIRBY — The De Queen juniors made a non-conference trip to Kirby Jan. 7.

MALVERN — The Lady Leopard offense ignited late in the game as De Queen recorded a 48-31 win at Malvern Jan. 12.

BRADLEY — The Horatio girls took a 65-46 non-conference win at Bradley Jan. 7.

VANDERVOORT — The Lady Leopards got off to a slow start and were shaky at the end but prevailed in the finals of the Cossatot River tournament Jan. 12. De Queen topped the host team 46-43 in a game whose final minutes left the crowd exhausted.

HARRISON -- The UA Cossatot Colts fell to North Arkansas College 109-74 Jan. 4.

After two year’s away from the game. Tristan Snider is returning to the gridiron. Snider, an all-state center for De Queen in 2016, has signed a letter of intent with Henderson State University. Pictured with the signee are his parents Linda Snider and Steve Snider.

RUSSELLVILLE -- The De Queen girls went 2-1 in the Holiday Hoops for Hunger tournament at Russellville Dec. 27-28.

Spring semester sports started before the spring semester. De Queen began by hosting Mena for senior high games Jan. 4. Each school claimed a W.

Horatio is well represented on the 5AAA all-conference team.

Eight De Queen football players were named all-conference and one all-state.

NASHVILLE — Meeting as conference rivals for the first time in seven years, each team claimed a win when the Leopards and Scrappers clashed Dec. 18 at Nashville.

Dakota Frachiseur of Horatio signs a letter of intent to play baseball at Southern Arkansas University. The Lion left handed pitcher is surrounded by family members including, sitting from left: father Rick Frachiseur, sister Savannah, mother Karri. In back are grandparents Shirley and Mouse…

The De Queen senior high basketball teams opened 7AAAA play by splitting wins with visiting Arkadelphia Dec. 14.

MURFREESBORO—Horatio won two games at Murfreesboro Dec. 11.

DIERKS — The Horatio girls edged Dierks, 58-57, in overtime Dec. 10.

The De Queen junior high teams had a week on the road starting at Malvern.

De Queen’s junior girls  defeated Arkadelphia for the second time of the season, this time on the road. The final of the Dec. 13 contest was 50-18.

In the Lions’ last game before the Christmas break, Horatio dropped a 67-58 decision to visiting Gurdon Dec. 14.

De Queen won one and lost one to visiting Centerpoint Dec. 7.

It was rough night for the Lions as visiting Cossatot River downed both senior teams as well as the junior boys on Dec. 4.

Colt Chase Ewing takes the ball to the hoop in UA-Cossatot’s clash with National Park College.

The De Queen junior high teams dropped two games to visiting Nashville Dec. 3.

MENA — Both De Queen teams lost and won one at Mena’s four school junior high tournament Dec. 5-6.

The Legacy Academy Lady Warriors (top) celebrated their first victory on Friday, Dec. 7. The junior varsity team defeated Cornerstone Christian from Tillar, Ark. The Lady Warriors took the lead in the first quarter and maintained their lead the remainder of the game. The final score was 38-7…

De Queen High School senior Malik Beasley took home the De Queen Rotary Club’s annual Rotary Cup award, that was given to him at the club’s meeting on Monday, Dec. 10 at the Mary Pop’s restaurant. The prestigious award has been given to the high school’s top athlete since 1936. The 17-year-o…

ASHDOWN — The Leopards and the Panthers each got a win when De Queen traveled to Ashdown Nov. 27 for the first senior high basketball games after the Thanksgiving break.